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Fists Of Legend
During the time of struggling to make the living by opening a noodle shop, Deok-kyu is accepted the invitation to taking part in a real show: Fists of Legend. In the studio, he meets the high school friend, Jae-suk who is also the participant of this show.This show makes particcipants using martial arts to overcome opponents. An opponent want to bribe Deok-kyu with the price of $50.000. However, with the unconditional support of his daughter and incredible effort of Sang-hoon, Deok-kyu has motivation to continue to fight the last round.
25 November 1997, South Korea
9 April 1980, Seoul, South Korea
28 November 1969, Seoul, Korea
1 September 1970, Masan, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
30 April 1963, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1 January 1971, South Korea
20 January 1971, Jecheon, Chungbuk, South Korea
April 09, 2013
Stretches its runtime to a ridiculous 154 minutes ...
April 12, 2013
Shot with some wit and considerable speed, its short, sharp beatdowns are a refreshing change from the bloated action sequences favored by some of Mr. Kang's genre contemporaries.
April 11, 2013
High-school friends meet years later on a televised boxing competition. Ambitious drama offers a penetrating look at Korean society.
April 10, 2013
The film is so generous in its characterizations that it's easy to overlook the fact that its hot-topic drama (bullying, economic marginalization, etc.) amounts to little more than padded lip service.
April 11, 2013
At 2 1/2 hours, Fists of Legend goes on too long. But Kang Woo-suk's take on a genre often relegated to the level of cartoon is a refreshing change of pace.
April 11, 2013
Director Kang Woo-Suk spins an epic swirl of masculine psychodrama over his many punishing fight sequences, including flashbacks to the trio's origins as gifted scrappers who take one too many wrong turns.
